Wholesale Market Vegetable Report - Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 24-FEB-2021                                 
                                                                               
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NA_FV020                                                                       
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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---ARTICHOKES: OFFERINGS LIGHT.   cartons CA Globe Thornless 24s 40.00-42.00   
30s 35.00-37.00 MX Globe Thorned 24s holdovers 23.00                           
---ASPARAGUS:  MARKET MX 11 LB CARTONS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  pyramid cartons  
28 lb bunched MX Green lge 20.00 OCCAS HIGHER std 20.00 OCCAS HIGHER 11 lb     
cartons bunched MX Green jbo 12.00 lge 10.00-12.00 std 10.00-12.00 PE Green jbo
15.00-16.00 lge 12.00-16.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 std 12.00-16.00 mostly          
12.00-14.00                                                                    
---BEANS:  MARKET CRANBERRY TYPE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.  bushel crates FL 
Cranberry Type 35.00-36.00 bushel cartons MX Fava 38.00-40.00 mostly           
39.00-40.00 bushel cartons/crates FL Round Green Type 18.00-20.00 (FEW SALES)  
16.00 5 lb cartons bagged GU Haricot Vert (French Type) 8.00-10.00 OCCAS 11.00 
28 lb reusable plastic containers (RPC) MX Round Green Type 18.00 Flat Green   
Type 40.00 Cranberry Type 40.00                                                
---BEETS:  MARKET BUNCHED HIGHER,  OTHER STEADY.  cartons bunched TX Red Type  
12s 12.00-16.00 24s fineappear 32.00 crates bunched FL Red Type 12s 15.00 Gold 
Type 12s 16.00 25 lb film bags AZ Red Type med-lge 12.00-14.00 CD Quebec CD One
Red Type med-lge 8.00-10.00 Gold Type med-lge 12.00 MI Red Type med-lge        
11.00-12.00 Gold Type med 16.00-18.00 50 lb film bags MI Red Type med-lge      
19.00-21.00                                                                    
---BROCCOLI:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons AZ bchd 14s 10.00-12.00 20 lb cartons     
loose AZ Crown Cut 10.00-12.00 CA Crown Cut 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00     
OCCAS HIGHER fr cond 7.00-8.00 MX Crown Cut 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 20  
lb cartons MX Florettes 18.00-20.00                                            
---BRUSSELS SPROUTS:  MARKET LOWER.  25 lb cartons CA med 15.00-20.00 mostly   
17.00-18.00 MX med 18.00-20.00                                                 
---CABBAGE:  MARKET STEADY.  50 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Red Type med       
25.00-26.00 FL Round Green Type med 17.00-18.00 Red Type med 21.00-25.00 mostly
21.00-22.00 50 lb sacks CD Quebec CD One Danish Type lge 14.00-15.50 NY Danish 
Type lge 14.00 40 lb cartons CD Quebec CD One Savoy Type med 25.00-26.00 FL    
Savoy Type med 26.00-27.00                                                     
---CARROTS:  MARKET 48 1-LB FILM BAGS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  sacks 48 1-lb film
bags CA med-lge 22.00-26.00 mostly 23.00-24.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge        
23.00-26.00 IS med-lge 20.00 sacks 24 2-lb film bags CA med-lge 23.00-26.00    
mostly 24.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00-25.00 sacks 16 3-lb film bags CA   
med-lge 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 CD Ontario CDOne med-lge 22.00-25.00    
sacks 10 5-lb film bags CA med-lge 23.00-26.00 mostly 24.00-25.00 CD Ontario   
CDOne med-lge 22.00-25.00 GA med-lge 21.00-22.00 50 lb sacks loose CA jbo      
23.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGHER CD Ontario CDOne jbo 17.00-18.00 OCCAS HIGHER Quebec  
CDOne jbo 17.00-18.00 OCCAS HIGHER MX jbo 17.00-18.00 OCCAS HIGHER cartons     
bunched CA Bunched 24s 24.00 cartons 30 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled          
23.00-25.00                                                                    
---CAULIFLOWER:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons film wrapped AZ White 12s 18.00 CA     
White 9s 16.00 12s 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00-18.00                              
---CELERY:  MARKET CA HIGHER, OTHERS STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. cartons CA 2 
dz 22.00-24.00 filmbags 30s 24.00-27.00 FL 2 1/2 dz 20.00 filmbags 24s 22.00 MX
2 dz 18.00                                                                     
---CORN-SWEET:  MARKET STEADY.  wirebound crates FL Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz          
34.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-38.00 fr qual 28.00 White 4-4 1/2 dz 34.00-38.00      
mostly 36.00-38.00 Bi-Color 4-4 1/2 dz 34.00-38.00 mostly 36.00-38.00 OCCAS    
HIGHER                                                                         
---CUCUMBERS:  MARKET PERSIAN HIGHER, FL MED FR QUAL LOWER, OTHERS STEADY. WIDE
RANGE IN PRICE. WAXED 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL med fr qual 20.00 HD med 26.00 fr
qual 22.00 MX med 32.00-36.00 fr qual 18.00-26.00 mostly 18.00-20.00 ord qual  
22.00-24.00 lge 28.00-30.00 UNWAXED bushel baskets MX Pickles med 60.00        
GREENHOUSE cartons film wrapped CD Ontario CDOne Long Seedless sml 12s 8.00 DR 
Long Seedless sml 12s 8.00-9.00 MX Long Seedless med 12s 8.00-10.00 sml 12s    
7.00 20 lb cartons DR Persian 44.00-46.00 cartons 8 1-lb trays film wrapped CD 
Ontario CDOne Persian 22.00-23.00                                              
---EGGPLANT:  MARKET NL ITALIAN  LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN     
PRICE. 1 1/9 bushel cartons wrapped FL med 18.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 26.00 1 1/6     
bushel cartons wrapped MX 24s 24.00 bushel cartons wrapped MX 18s 16.00-18.00  
mostly 18.00 24s 16.00-18.00 32s 23.00 30 lb cartons HD Chinese med 50.00-55.00
(FEW SALES) Thai med OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE Indian med OFFERINGS      
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons NL Italian 36.00-38.00           
---ENDIVE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 12.00 10 lb cartons BL  
Witloof 32.00-34.00 OCCAS 42.00                                                
---ESCAROLE:  MARKET STEADY.  1 1/9 bushel crates FL 18s 12.00                 
---GARLIC:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 30 lb cartons CA White super   
col 80.00 CQ White 60-65mm/6.0-6.5cm 55.00-63.00 mostly 55.00-58.00 netted 5s  
55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 60.00-64.00 mostly 62.00 (FEW SALES) 57.00 OCCAS HIGH AS     
68.00 SP White super col OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE TU White netted 5s    
55-60mm/5.5-6.0cm 62.00 cartons 20 1-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 64.00-78.00     
mostly 66.00-72.00 cartons 4 5-lb plastic jars CQ Peeled 65.00-68.00 mostly    
68.00 (SOME SALES) 62.00-64.00 OCCAS 72.00 per jar CQ Peeled 16.25-17.00 mostly
17.00 (SOME SALES) 15.50-16.00 OCCAS 18.00                                     
---GREENS:  MARKET STEADY.  crates bunched FL Swiss Chard green 12s 28.00 red  
12s 28.00 cartons bunched AZ Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 20s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE cartons bunched AZ Broccoli Rabe (Rappini) 10s 23.00 FL Collard 24s   
10.00-12.00 18s 10.00 Kale green 24s 17.00-20.00 mostly 17.00-18.00 Mustard 24s
15.00 Turnip Tops 24s 12.00 GA Kale green 24s 18.00 TX Collard 12s 14.00 Kale  
green 12s fineappear 22.00-24.00 Lacinato (Tuscan) 12s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT  
TO QUOTE fineappear 22.00-24.00 Swiss Chard red 12s OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO  
QUOTE                                                                          
---LETTUCE-ICEBERG:  MARKET LOWER.  cartons AZ 24s flmwrpd 15.00-18.00 mostly  
16.00-17.00 CA 24s flmwrpd 14.00-16.00                                         
---LETTUCE-OTHER:  MARKET GREEN AND RED LEAF LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  cartons AZ 
Green Leaf 24s 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 Red Leaf 24s 15.00-16.00 CA Green
Leaf 24s 16.00 Red Leaf 24s 16.00 3 lb cartons AZ Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00       
GREENHOUSE cartons 12 4-oz containers with lid CD Quebec Boston 17.00-18.00    
---LETTUCE-ROMAINE:  MARKET HEARTS STEADY, OTHER LOWER.  cartons AZ 24s        
15.00-18.00 CA 24s 18.00 cartons 12 22-oz (3 count) packages AZ Hearts         
15.00-18.00                                                                    
---MUSHROOMS:  MARKET STEADY.  10 lb cartons PA White exlge 15.00 lge          
14.50-15.50 mostly 15.00 med 13.00-15.00 mostly 13.00-13.50 Sliced med         
13.00-15.00 5 lb cartons PA Oyster 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 Cremini 8.00-9.00  
mostly 9.00 Portobella med-lge 8.00-8.50 3 lb cartons PA Shiitake exlge 14.00  
lge 12.00 cartons 12 8-oz trays film wrapped PA White 10.75-11.00 mostly 11.00 
Portobella sml 12.00-12.50 cartons 12 3.5-oz trays film wrapped PA Enoki       
12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 cartons 10 10-oz trays film wrapped PA White 11.00    
cartons 6 6-oz trays film wrapped PA Shiitake 9.00 Oyster 9.00 Portobella 10.00
sliced 10.00                                                                   
---OKRA:  MARKET LOWER.  1/2 bushel cartons HD med-lge 30.00-35.00 mostly      
30.00-33.00 OCCAS LOW AS 28.00 16 lb crates MX med-lge 30.00-35.00             
---ONIONS GREEN:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  cartons bunched MX 48s med 20.00-22.00 
(FEW SALES) crates bunched MX Bulb Type 48s med 19.00-23.00 mostly 21.00-23.00 
cartons bunched CA Leeks 12s med-lge 21.00-22.00 MX Leeks 12s med-lge          
18.00-19.00 TX Leeks 12s med-lge 20.00 cartons 2 film bags iceless MX 24       
bunches per bag 12.00-15.00 bundles bunched CD Quebec Leeks 15.00-16.00 NL     
Leeks 28.00-29.00                                                              
---PARSLEY:  MARKET STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. crates bunched FL Curly 60s   
19.00-24.00 Plain 60s 19.00-24.00 cartons bunched MX Curly 60s 21.00-22.00     
Plain 60s 21.00-22.00 TX Curly 60s 25.00 Plain 60s 25.00 fineappear 28.00-30.00
---PARSNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  20 lb film bags loose AZ 17.00 MI 16.00-18.00    
mostly 16.00-17.00                                                             
---PEAS GREEN:  MARKET SUGAR SNAP PEAS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  10 lb cartons GU 
English 16.00-18.00 Snow Peas Decalyxed 10.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed        
13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00                                                       
---PEPPERS, BELL TYPE:  MARKET GREEN LGE AND MED LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.   
WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 1 1/9 bushel cartons FL Green jbo 10.00 OCCAS HIGHER AND  
LOWER exlge 9.00-10.00 OCCAS HIGHER AND LOWER lge 6.00 fr qual 5.00-7.00 Mxd   
Red And Green jbo 8.00 MX Green lge 12.00 (FEW SALES) Red jbo 18.00 1 1/9      
bushel cartons place pack FL Red jbo 20.00 (DRC) 15 lb cartons MX Red jbo      
8.00-10.00 exlge 10.00-12.00 25 lb cartons MX Red irreg sz fr qual 18.00-20.00 
GREENHOUSE 5 kg/11 lb cartons MX Red jbo 6.00-10.00 mostly 6.00-8.00 exlge     
12.00 Yellow jbo 12.00 Orange jbo 14.00                                        
---PEPPERS, OTHER:  MARKET DR LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. WIDE RANGE IN PRICE. 
1/2 bushel cartons FL Anaheim sml 19.00 Fresno Red sml 25.00-32.00 Hungarian   
Wax med 19.00-20.00 Jalapeno med 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 Poblano med    
16.00-18.00 Serrano med 19.00-21.00 Shishito sml 20.00-22.00 1 1/9 bushel      
cartons FL Cubanelles exlge 24.00 lge 31.00 Jalapeno med-lge 20.00-22.00 Long  
Hot exlge 34.00-36.00 mixed red and green lge 26.00 Poblano med 20.00-21.00    
Serrano sml 26.00-28.00 MX Poblano exlge 26.00 8 lb cartons DR Finger Hot sml  
34.00-38.00 Habanero green 16.00 OCCAS HIGHER mixed red and green 17.00 mxd    
orange and green 17.00 mxd yellow and green 17.00 orange 18.00-20.00 red       
18.00-21.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 FL Habanero orange 21.00-23.00 red 22.00-24.00  
10 lb cartons MX Manzano orange 30.00-32.00 20 lb cartons MX Poblano exlge     
26.00 25 lb sacks DR Ajies green sml 38.00-40.00 40 lb containers DR Thai Chili
Hots green sml 60.00-65.00 MX Jalapeno exlge 21.00-22.00 OCCAS HIGHER red exlge
30.00 Serrano sml 23.00-24.00 OCCAS 28.00 cartons 12 1-lb film bags FL Mixed   
Mini Sweet Types 20.00-22.00                                                   
---RADISHES:  MARKET 30 6-OZ AND 40 LB FILM BAGS LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  cartons
topped 30 6-oz film bags AZ Red 11.00 FL Red 10.50-11.00 cartons topped 14 1-lb
film bags AZ Red 11.00 FL Red 11.00-12.00 40 lb film bags topped AZ Red 21.00  
FL Red 21.00 OCCAS HIGH AS 24.00 cartons bunched FL Red 24s 16.00 OCCAS 18.00  
---RUTABAGAS:  MARKET STEADY.  WAXED 50 lb cartons CD Quebec CDOne lge 30.00 50
lb sacks CD Quebec lge fr qual 20.00                                           
---SPINACH:  MARKET HIGHER.  cartons bunched TX Savoy 24s 16.00 1 2/5 bushel   
cartons bunched CA Flat 24s 19.00-20.00 MX Flat 24s 16.00 1 2/5 bushel crates  
bunched CA Flat 24s 22.00-24.00 cartons 12 10-oz film bags AZ Flat 15.00       
Repacked Enroute Flat 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 cartons 4 2-1/2 lb film bags AZ 
Flat 14.00 CA Flat 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 4 lb cartons CA Flat Baby    
Type 10.00                                                                     
---SQUASH:  MARKET ABOUT STEADY.  1/2 bushel cartons FL Zucchini sml-med       
8.00-10.00 OCCAS 12.00 med 6.00 (FEW SALES) 10.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med  
12.00-14.00 med 10.00 4/7 bushel cartons MX Zucchini sml-med 11.00-14.00 mostly
12.00-13.00 med 10.00-12.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 18.00-22.00 med        
18.00-20.00 OCCAS HIGHER Grey sml-med 17.00-18.00 med 16.00-17.00 bushel       
cartons MX Acorn med-lge 18.00-20.00 xlge 20.00 Butternut med-lge 16.00-21.00  
Delicata med 23.00-24.00 OCCAS HIGHER Kabocha lge 22.00-24.00 xlge 22.00-27.00 
mostly 22.00-24.00 Spaghetti med-lge 18.00-21.00 (FEW SALES) 22.00 NY Butternut
med-lge 16.00 1 1/9 bushel cartons MX Zucchini lge 12.00 Yellow Straightneck   
lge 17.00-18.00 35-40 lb cartons MX Grey med 28.00                             
---SWEET POTATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  40 lb cartons CA U.S. No. 1 Japanese Types 
med 50.00-53.00 FEW SALES HIGH AS 60.00 jbo 43.00-45.00 OCCAS HIGHER NC U.S.   
No. 1 Orange Types 20.00-25.00 mostly 20.00-22.00 Japanese Types med           
33.00-35.00 No Grade Marks Orange Types fr qual 10.00-12.00 jbo 11.00-14.00    
mostly 12.00                                                                   
---TOMATOES:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Vine Ripes pink-light red 
jbo 14.00 xlge 10.00-13.00 mostly 10.00 lge 10.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greens light red-red 5x5 sz 13.00 5x6 sz 10.00-12.00 OCCAS 14.00 6x6 sz        
11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 (FEW SALES) 14.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better 
Mature Greens light red-red 5x6 sz 15.50-17.00 6x6 sz 16.50-17.00 cartons 2    
layer MX Vine Ripes pink-light red 3x4s 12.00 4x4s 10.00-14.00 4x5s 10.00-12.00
GREENHOUSE 15 lb flats CD Ontario CDOne Vine Ripes light red-red 20s           
10.00-11.00 25s 10.00-11.00 30s 8.00-9.00 MX Vine Ripes pink-light red 25s     
11.00-13.00 OH Vine Ripes light red-red 20s 9.00-10.00 22s 9.00-11.50 mostly   
9.00-10.50 OCCAS HIGHER 5 kg/11 lb flats on the vine CD Ontario CDOne Vine     
Ripes light red-red sml-med 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 MX Vine Ripes light  
red-red med-lge 9.00-11.00 NY Vine Ripes light red-red med-lge 11.00 TX Vine   
Ripes light red-red med-lge 11.00                                              
---TOMATOES, CHERRY:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt baskets Local Repack light 
red-red med 15.00 flats 12 1-pt cups with lids FL light red-red med 12.00-14.50
(SOME SALES) 8.00-9.00 MX light red-red med 17.00 10 lb cartons FL light       
red-red med 8.00-9.00                                                          
---TOMATOES, GRAPE TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  flats 12 1-pt containers with lids FL
light red-red med-lge 8.00-10.00 MX light red-red med-lge 8.00-10.00 red sml fr
cond 6.00 Local Repack light red-red med 11.50-12.50 GREENHOUSE flats 12 1-pt  
containers with lids DR light red-red med-lge 10.50-11.50                      
---TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb cartons loose FL Roma light     
red-red exlge 12.00-14.00 OCCAS HIGHER lge 12.00-14.00 med 12.00-14.00 mostly  
12.00 MX Roma light red-red exlge 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 lge 12.00-14.00 med 
12.00-14.00 Local Repack Roma light red-red exlge 15.50-17.25                  
---TURNIPS:  MARKET STEADY.  25 lb film bags AZ Purple Top med-lge 15.00 CA    
Purple Top med-lge 13.00 MI Purple Top med-lge 14.00-16.00                     
---VEGETABLES OTHER:  MARKET RADICCHIO LOWER, OTHERS STEADY.  5 lb cartons PA  
Alfalfa Sprouts 8.50-9.00 cartons 12 4-oz packages PA Alfalfa Sprouts          
9.50-10.00 crates MX Cactus Leaf (Nopales) 22.00-26.00 15 lb reusable plastic  
containers (RPC) MX Garbanzo Beans (Chick Peas) 38.00-40.00 1 layer containers 
CA Radicchio 9s 15.00 GU Radicchio 9s 13.00-15.00                              

MISC SEASONAL                                                                  
---APPLE CIDER:  MARKET STEADY.  cartons 4 1-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
20.00-21.00 PA Preserved 20.50 cartons 9 1/2-gallon bottles NY Preserved       
22.00-23.00 PA Preserved 21.50                                                 

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VEGETABLES                                                                     
---EGGPLANT: GREENHOUSE 5 kg cartons CD Quebec Italian 44.00